"Later" is still ~3 years away, which exceeds the CAP membership of many people.

I just put together a new set of CFUs with dark blue tapes and insignia, but I'm certainly not going to rip / replace the uniform I have with ultramarine stuff on it, and someone getting promoted, especially a cadet, shouldn't be expected to drop ~$$! "because".

Warning, Purely Anecdotal Data Ahead: For most of the people I've encountered who don't wan't to go ABU, the answer why is "Black Boots."

As someone who has worn the green boots they look no better or worse then the black boots.And the black boots are actually easier to take care of.Once you get a stain on the green boots it's there forever.